&A Ai.too.c1 "Pl Hl.. '-002/-!0 GEORGIA WEEKLY HATCHERY Released: January 30, 2002 948-05 Publication No. USPS 383-930 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 26 was 26.1 million, up 5 percent from the previous week and up 7 percentfrom the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. An estimated 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in the 19 reporting States totaled 167 million, down slightly from the previous week. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 205 million, up 1 percent from the previous week. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS E!!!!S Set 11 '~ Net:Cross State Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed for Broiler in Georgia Week 2000 2001 %of 2000 2001 2000 2001 % of Ended 2001 2002 year ago 2001 2002 2001 2002 year ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Oct 13 29,177 31,181 107 +240 +36 22,468 24,074 107 Oct 20 29,152 28,964 99 -3 +398 24,272 24,887 103 Oct 27 27,608 28,571 103 +321 -118 24,644 25,882 105 Nov 3 28,027 29,428 105 -55 +190 23,104 24,990 108 Nov 10 31,128 31,215 100 +390 +51 23,642 23,173 98 Nov 17 29,937 31,504 105 +106 +524 22,153 23,937 108 Nov 24 30,808 30,651 99 +23 -312 22,521 23,241 103 Dec 1 31,209 32,615 105 -139 +156 24,593 25,081 102 Dec 8 30,882 31,324 101 -310 +295 23,556 25,558 108 Dec 15 30,797 31,488 102 +286 -183 24,944 24,106 97 Dec 22 30,561 31,682 104 -98 +179 24,775 26,096 105 Dec 29 30,491 30,758 99 -37 Jan 5 30,777 30,349 * 102 * -80 Jan 12 31,007 31,768 102 -102 Jan 19 30,628 31,387 * 102 * +32 +959 +510 +436 * +227 * . 24,312 24,353 24,214 24,653 . 25,694 26,359 25;753 25,895 * 106. 108 106 101 * Jan 26 30,646 31,455 103 -55 +583 II Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised 24,407 26,072 107 Published: Weekly USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE State AL AR DE FL GA I MD MS NC PA SC TX VA CA,TN,&WV 15 State Total Previous Year Total Pct. of Prev. Year KY OK LA&MO 19 State Total * Revised. State AL AR DE FL GA MD MS NC PA SC TX VA CA,TN,&WV 15 State Total Previous Year Total Pct. of Prev. Year KY OK LA&MO 19 State Total * Revised. Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Dec22 2001 Dec29 2001 Jan 5 2002 Jan 12 2002 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 29,133 30,830 3,665 2,384 31,682 8,816 18,997 19,270 3,869 4,922 15,031 6,634 10,850 29,358 30,596 3,489 2,503 30,758 8,516 18,981 19,322 3,640 4,728 15,378 6,631 11,057 *29,029 30,326 3,466 2,423 *31,349 8,669 *18,829 *18,896 3,720 4,712 15,360 6,634 10,654 28,820 30,121 3,456 2,246 31,768 8,462 18,912 18,481 3,590 4,705 14,940 6,277 10,617 186,083 184,957 *184,067 182,395 179,487 176,109 178,831 179,729 104 Thousand 6,139 6,526 9,127 105 Thousand 5,758 6,481 8,973 103 Thousand 6,733 6,565 8,836 101 Thousand 6,734 6,078 8,670 207,875 206,169 *206,201 203,877 Jan 19 2002 Thousand *29,208 30,421 3,394 2,304 *31,387 *8,851 *18,289 18,567 *3,797 4,591 14,674 6,218 *10,528 *182,229 179,208 102 Thousand *6,700 6,078 9,090 *204,097 Jan26 2002 Thousand 29,203 30,623 3,672 2,253 31,455 8,572 18,359 18,348 3,504 4,742 15,291 6,602 10,966 183,590 177,434 103 Thousand 6,556 6,350 8,900 205,396 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Dec22 2001 Dec29 2001 Jan5 2002 Jan 12 2002 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 21,526 26,129 5,103 2,482 26,096 6,605 15,654 15,124 2,652 3,751 11,795 5,089 9,090 22,437 23,849 4,371 2,274 25,694 5,001 15,274 14,245 2,645 4,225 11,831 5,104 9,319 22,209 23,768 4,756 2,279 26,359 5,267 15,991 14,673 2,719 3,685 11,929 5,868 9,194 22,107 24,092 4,516 2,331 25,753 5,690 15,982 15,213 *2,735 3,883 11,956 5,650 8,872 151,096 146,269 148,697 *148,780 144,082 138,710 142,848 143,870 105 Thousand 5,311 4,495 8,540 105 Thousand 5,269 5,082 8,418 104 Thousand 5,576 3,985 10,207 103 Thousand 5,497 4,828 9,020 169,442 165,038 168,465 *168,125 Jan 19 2002 Thousand *22,781 23,526 *4,825 2,389 *24,895 *5,166 *15,956 15,016 *2,577 3,803 12,183 *5,622 *9,925 *148,664 142,278 104 Thousand *4,779 4,590 9,599 *167,632 Jan26 2002 Thousand 22,013 24,074 5,184 2,354 26,072 4,960 15,658 14,381 2,646 3,697 12,092 5,726 9,353 148,210 143,929 103 Thousand 5,723 4,580 8,605 167,118